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Beverage Choices

We are planning on offering:
1. local wine
2.local beer
3.locally made root beer
4. tea
5.coffee
6. water

Other alcohol than beer/wine is not allowed. Is it OK to not offer other types of pop and punch?

Re: Beverage Choices

  • edited January 2012
    Is it hot tea or iced tea? That makes a difference for me. I know in my circle, lots of my family don't drink alcohol or carbonated beverages or coffee, so it would suck to only have water all night..... I honestly would offer some kind of juice or punch too. What about kids? Some parents don't like to give kids soda.
  • I would probably offer one other option, like lemonade or punch. 
  • Could you add a diet option for pop? 

    And is the tea hot or cold? Sweetened or unsweetened? 
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  • If it were me, I'd add in a Pepsi and Diet Pepsi (or Coke and Diet Coke).
  • DramaGeekDramaGeek member
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    edited January 2012
    Ditto the others - I'd offer unsweetened iced tea so that those watching calories or sugar intake can drink it and add their own sweetener, possibly a lemonade, and definitely two more soda options - one sugar and one diet.  A lot of people don't like root beer.
  • My bf's sister is the pickiest person in the planet and she'd be fine with water or tea. Even if it's hot tea, you can add ice. That's how the restaurants I've worked for made fresh brewed iced tea.
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  • I would offer another 'cold option' thats not alchoholic or carbonated, maybe juice or a non-alchoholic punch, or lemonaide.

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  • Definitely add a lemonade and a regular/diet cola, plus a clear soda as well.  I think people would expect the standard offerings of Coke/Pepsi products.
  • I can't drink alcohol due to health issues, and definitely want another cold option between water and root beer. Juice or lemonade would be fine, and doesn't need to be expensive.
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  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_beverage-choices?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:97035a7b-2e7d-4cba-8947-bc7d56417575Post:071f884c-a193-4e5e-9a40-699f694955db">Beverage Choices</a>:
    [QUOTE]We are planning on offering: 1. local wine 2.local beer 3.locally made root beer 4. tea 5.coffee 6. water Other alcohol than beer/wine is not allowed. Is it OK to not offer other types of pop and punch?
    Posted by mollyehren[/QUOTE]

    Not everone likes rootbeer so I might offer reg/diet coke/pepsi
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  • I would add one more type of non-alcoholic beverage such as a punch, lemonade or iced tea.

    I'm not a big drinker so I'd probably only have 1 or 2 glasses of wine and then get stuck wtih water the rest of the night since I don't care for root beer.
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  • Give me a break.  If people can't find something they like with all the options you've provided they can drink water.  How many beverages is a person going to drink in 4-5 hours?  Water is good for you.  Drink it. 
  • You should really offer regular and diet coke.

    Even if the tea is iced and not hot, you are the only offering two cold beverages that are non-alcoholic. Many people do not drink rootbeer or tea (like myself), so unless they want to drink hot coffee all day/night, they have no other option besides water.
  • Kate61487Kate61487 member
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    edited January 2012
    I'd add a lemonade or punch like PPs said - something cold that's NOT rootbeer.  And I also think there should be a sugar-free option that's not water.
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    [QUOTE]Give me a break.  If people can't find something they like with <strong>all the options you've provided</strong> they can drink water.  How many beverages is a person going to drink in 4-5 hours?  Water is good for you.  Drink it. 
    Posted by bmoruzzi@hotmail.com[/QUOTE]

    While many of our family members like hot coffee or tea none of them drink it during a meal; they would have it after dinner, with cake, etc.  but they'd need something else during dinner.  that leaves alcohol, rootbeer, and water. It's really not THAT many options. 
  • Everyone drinks water.

    I'd freaking love my choice of local beer and root beer. Heaven, right there.
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  • cindyn9178cindyn9178 member
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    edited January 2012
    Lemonade and punch are also kind of random beverages. I've never heard of attending a wedding where they didn't offer soda and I think more people drink soda over lemonade or punch. (who drinks punch anyway?? besides little kids??)

    If you were already offering soda and wanted additional beverages, that is when I'd suggested adding lemonade or punch.

    I'd personally do:
    Wine, Beer, Diet Coke, Regular coke, Iced Tea, Sprite, Coffee, Tea and Water.
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